TY - BOOK AU - Wessels,Antonie TI - The Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: three books, two cities, one tale SN - 9780802869081 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BL 71 .W47 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Sacred books KW - History and criticism KW - Abrahamic religions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; "A tale of two cities" in history -- Is Muhammad one of the prophets? -- The choice before the human being: caliph or king? -- Exodus from Babel to Jerusalem, Hijra from Mecca to Medina -- The ideals and the reality of the promised city, the land, and the earth -- Solomon and the Queen of Sheba/Bilq�is in Jerusalem -- Violence in the city -- Prayer of intercession for the city of Sodom -- What threatens the city? Gog and Magog: Mammon and Moloch -- How is the victory over the cities viewed? -- To whom does the victory belong? ER -